Michael Hutchinson
Michael Hutchinson is a writer, journalist and former professional cyclist. As a rider he won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland and competed at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was a three-time Brompton folding-bike World Champion, and once hit 73 mph riding down a hill in Wales. His Dr Hutch columns appears in every issue of Cycling Weekly magazine
As a writer, he wrote the award winning The Hour about his attempt on the sport’s most famous and sought-after record. He followed that up with Faster, about the training, the science the genetics and the luck behind the world’s fastest riders, and Re:Cyclists, a history of cyclists from 1816 to the present day.
He’s written for outlets ranging from Cycling Weekly to the New York Times, and has presented and and commentated for the BBC, Eurosport, Channel 4, and Sky Sports.
Before he did any of that he was a legal academic at Cambridge and Sussex universities. He now lives with far too many bicycles in London and Cambridgeshire.
Latest articles by Michael Hutchinson
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Study finds hi-viz clothing has no effect on driver passing distances
Research finds that wearing hi-viz clothing does not affect the distance drivers leave between you and them
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: Why it's so easy to identify a cyclist's house
Dr Hutch's home improvement plan comprises an opulent bicycle storage facility and a new toilet-roll holder
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch previews the stage 18 Tour de France time trial
Bernard Hinault may have mellowed, but his hill is still an utter bastard
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: My annual cycling awards go to...
Dr Hutch looks back at the 2017 cycling season and gives kudos to the year’s cycling standouts
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: The absurdity of doping excuses
This week Dr Hutch underlines the absurdity of the excuses made by the world’s fastest drug cheats
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: The never-ending search for the perfect winter cycling glove
Dr Hutch invokes the holy grail of bike gear: gloves that offer feel while keeping you warm and dry
By Michael Hutchinson • Published